Posts exaggerate migrants' impact on US Census, elections

Social media posts claim Democrats are encouraging the entry of undocumented migrants so they are included in the US census, giving blue states more representation and power over the 2024 presidential election results. This is misleading; experts say it is unclear how newly arrived migrants will affect the apportionment of congressional seats and electoral votes, and that any such change would take effect after the next count in 2030.

"The latest evil plans of the Dems to steal ANOTHER election," says a March 17, 2024 Facebook post. "They are letting all the illegals in so that they will counted in the Census. That way they will increase the number of Congressmen for each State."